as in fiancée
the person to whom one is engaged to be married
couldn't wait to show off her fiancé to all of her relatives
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Recent Examples of fiancé
Once inside, the Grammy winner was joined by her fiance, Travis Kelce.
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Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Gomez met Gourkani and her fiance at a Marriott hotel in Burlingame, a few miles south of the airport, for the procedure.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Reed has long maintained that Stites' fiance, former police officer Jimmy Fennell, was the real killer.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Flores’ fiance would be deported a few weeks later on a separate flight to Honduras.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
Now Davenport and her fiance, both Black divorcees with two children each, have been together for four years.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
His fiance is due with their first child, a baby boy, at the end of this month.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Her fiance, Keith Griffin, was murdered in 1979 when Grace was a 19-year-old college student.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
His father calls me rude names and fights with my fiance.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026
Gomez met Gourkani and her fiance at a Marriott hotel in Burlingame, a few miles south of the airport, for the procedure.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Reed has long maintained that Stites' fiance, former police officer Jimmy Fennell, was the real killer.
—CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
Flores’ fiance would be deported a few weeks later on a separate flight to Honduras.
—Jeff Ernsthausen, ProPublica, 23 Mar. 2026
Now Davenport and her fiance, both Black divorcees with two children each, have been together for four years.
—Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 21 Mar. 2026
His fiance is due with their first child, a baby boy, at the end of this month.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
Her fiance, Keith Griffin, was murdered in 1979 when Grace was a 19-year-old college student.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Mar. 2026
His father calls me rude names and fights with my fiance.
—Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiancé
Noun
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After seeing that the dog, named Teddy, was not moving, prosecutors say Yaldo picked up the dog and brought him over to his then-girlfriend.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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However, adopted son Carter (Finn Little) is a strapping lad now and even has a girlfriend.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, D-Encino, has made headlines in the past few years for authoring bills that have cracked down on sweets with synthetic dyes like Skittles and instituted a timeline for getting healthier food in public schools.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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That indulgence can be sweets, alcohol, meat or other foods and drinks.—
Laura Daniella Sepulveda,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Officers broke down the door to Taylor's apartment, and her then-current boyfriend Kenneth Walker, who thought someone was breaking into the home, fired one shot with a handgun, striking an officer in the leg.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Markell Pierce's mother, 33-year-old Dominique Servant, and her boyfriend, 38-year-old Joey Ruffin, were charged in the 8-year-old's murder in February.—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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The story begins on a train, somewhat subverts the typical strangers-on-a-train narrative in which a chance encounter leads to a love story (that is, the Linklater version rather than the Hitchcock one).—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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The 15-year-old has a strong love for reading and often chooses chapter books, happily spending time getting lost in a good story.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Prue told George that Dawn Allenby was in high spirits because an admirer had sent her flowers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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Metheny has been an admirer of Patton for some time and the two performed an Orange County concert with Encinitas guitarist Peter Sprague and his band a few years ago.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Fiancé.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fianc%C3%A9. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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